Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Indian; and the meaning contains the keywords water or sea or river or lake.
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Abdhija अब्धिजा f Indian (Rare)
From Sanskrit अब्धिजा (Abdhijā) meaning "Goddess Lakshmi; born in the sea".
Ambuja अंबुजा f Hindi
Means "lotus", ultimately from अंबु (ambu) meaning "water".
Balasaraswati बालासरस्वती f Indian
Means "child possessing water" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is Balasaraswati, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Tanjore, India.
Bis f & m Indian
Possibly from Sanskrit बिस (bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Chenab m & f Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit
From Chenab river in Pakistan. The name stands for "river in the moonlight". This name originated from old Indus civilization.
Gulab गुलाब, ਗੁਲਾਬ, گلاب m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Derived from Persian گلاب (golab) meaning "rosewater, rose", from گل (gol) meaning "rose, flower" and آب (ab) meaning "water".
Jalaja ജലജ, జలజ, ಜಲಜ, ஜலஜ f Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil
Means "born of water" or "born in water" from Sanskrit जल (jalá) meaning "water" and ज (já) meaning "born".
Jhanvi f Bengali (Hindu)
Means "river Ganges," derived from Sanskrit जान्हवी (jāhnavi), which refers to the sacred river Ganga, named after the sage Jahnu who is said to have drunk up the river and then released it.
Kaj कज m Sanskrit, Hinduism, Indian, Hindi
Meaning - "born from water "; "aquatic "; "lotus"... [more]
Kaja कजा f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi
Meaning - "born from water "; "aquatic "; "lotus"... [more]
Kinjal m & f Sanskrit, Indian
Means "river bank" in Sanskrit.
Mampuzhikal m Malayalam
Means "Mango Tree River". Its start as a name dates to the start of the 20th Century.
Mandakini f Rajasthani
Meaning "Indian River".
Miha मिहा f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali, Bengali
"Downpour of water"; "mist "... [more]
Nadee नदी f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare)
From Hindi नदी (nadee) meaning "river".
Nadia நதியா f Tamil
From tamil நதி (nathi) meaning "river".
Namchi f Garo
From the Garo word নম্ (nam) meaning "good" and চি (chi) meaning "water".
Neera f Indian
Indian name meaning "water" or "water lily".
Nilaa f Indian (Muslim)
Means “Water hyacinth” in Arabic. It can also refer to the navy pigment extracted from aforementioned plants. A variant of Nilah.
Nirani निराणी, நிராணி, ನಿರಾಣಿ, നിരാണി f Indian
The name Nirani may have derived from the Sanskrit word nirāṇa, which means “free from bonds, liberated, pure, clear” or “a kind of precious stone”. Another possible origin is the Tamil word nīraṇi, which means “a river” or "a stream".
Nochi f Garo
From the Garo word নো (no) meaning "younger sister" and চি (chi) meaning "water".
Nonglenkhomba m Manipuri
Means "son of the water god" in Meitei.
Nushaba نوشابہ f Literature, Urdu, Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Means "water of life", possibly from Persian نوش (nush) meaning "ambrosia, nectar, elixir" and آب (ab) meaning "water". This is the name of a queen of Barda in Nizami Ganjavi's Iskandarnameh... [more]
Paani m & f Hindi
From Sanskrit पानीय (pānīya), meaning “water, drink”.
Prishati पृषती f Indian
MEANING - "a drop of water, variegated, dappled cow or mare"... [more]
Randhir रणधीर, ਰਣਧੀਰ m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Possibly from Sanskrit रण (raṇa) meaning "delight, pleasure, joy" combined with धीर (dhīra) meaning "steady, constant, firm" or "ocean, sea".
Samandar समन्दर m Hindi (Rare), Pashto (Rare)
Derived from Hindi समन्दर (samandar) or Pashto سمندر (samandar) both meaning "sea, ocean".
Samudra समुद्र, সমুদ্ৰ m & f Hindi, Assamese, Indonesian, Sinhalese
Means "sea, ocean, large body of water" in Sanskrit.
Shifa शिफा f Indian, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Telugu
"Fibrous root ", "root of water-lily ", "mother"... [more]
Shipra f Indian
Means "river" in Sanskrit.
Sindhuraja m Indian, History
Ultimately derived from Sanskrit सिन्धु (síndhu) "Indus river, great river, sea" and राजन् (rā́jan) "king, prince". This was the name of an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty who is the father of Bhoja.
Sravanthi स्रवन्ती, స్రవంతి f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Telugu
Means "continuous flowing water, a river stream" in Sanskrit. It is also used to refer to a type of herb that grows near rivers.
Teng'chi f Garo
From the Garo word তেঁ (teng) meaning "shining" and চি (chi) meaning "water".
Tirath तीरथ, ਤੀਰਥ m Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha) meaning "sacred water, place of pilgrimage".
Toya तोया f Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali, Indian, Marathi
"Water"
Udu उडु f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
"Star" ; "lunar mansion" ;"water"... [more]
Utpal উৎপল m Bengali, Assamese
From Sanskrit उत्पल (utpala) meaning "water lily, blue lotus".
Vaina f Samoan (Rare), Papuan (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Derived from Samoan vai meaning "water". Also a surname common in Papua New Guinea.
Varida f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi
Either from Sanskrit वारिद (vārid) meaning "incidence, occurence," a combination of Sanskrit वारि (vāri) meaning "water" and Sanskrit दा (dā) meaning "giving", or the Indian vernacular name for the plant Pavonia odorata.
Veenapani वीनापनी f Indian, Hinduism
Means "one who plays veena, veena-playing", from a combination of Veena (an Indian lute) and Sanskrit pani ("water" or "flowing"). This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Saraswati, who is often depicted playing a veena on the back of a swan.
Zarona f Dogri
Means "lake of water" in Dogri.